Science Blog

Tuesday th 13th of October 2009

Like humans, monkeys fall into the 'uncanny valley' - 13:28

Ion Tiger fuel cell unmanned air vehicle completes 23-hour flight - 13:28

Less invasive procedure for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm may reduce short-term risk of death - 10:49

Minimally invasive radical prostatectomy shows advantages, but also certain complications - 10:49

Improved redox flow batteries for electric cars - 10:49

Study may explain how a well-known epilepsy and pain drug works - 10:49

First-of-kind study shows model can be used to rate courtroom psychiatric experts performance - 10:49

Teenage boys take less responsibility for preventing the spread of chlamydia - 10:49

Setting sail in an ecological 'Earthship' - 10:49

Important defense against stomach ulcer bacterium identified - 10:49

Love, Marriage & Race - 10:21

Recruiting Laboratory Participants - 09:35

SCID kids leading healthy, normal lives 25 years after 'Bubble Boy' - 09:14

New old drug fights colon cancer - 09:14

Researchers identify workings of L-form bacteria - 09:14

Magnetic nanotags spot cancer in mice earlier than methods now in clinical use - 09:14

Loss of tumor supressor gene essential to transforming benign nerve tumors into cancers - 09:14

Intensive care procedure saves lives: Swine flu study - 09:14

New nanotech sensor developed with medical, chemistry applications - 09:14

Students share findings from the frontiers of biomedical research - 09:14

Should noninvasive ventilation be considered a high-risk procedure during an epidemic? - 04:21

Recent 'momentum' influences choices of baby names, NYU, Indiana psychology professors find - 00:14

Monday th 12th of October 2009

Noncorrectable vision problems associated with shorter lifespan in older adults - 16:21

Investigation of contaminated heparin syringes highlights medication safety issues - 16:21

Declines in other thinking and learning skills may precede memory loss in Alzheimer's disease - 16:21

Healthy neighborhoods may be associated with lower diabetes risk - 16:21

Teen smoking-cessation trial first to achieve significant quit rates - 16:21

Suppressing a gene in mice prevents heart from aging, preserves its function - 16:21

New guidelines identify best treatments to help ALS patients live longer, easier - 16:21

Study finds partner abuse leads to wide range of health problems - 16:21

Scientists encouraged by new mouse model's similarities to human ALS - 14:49

Self-sacrifice among strangers has more to do with nurture than nature - 14:49

Researchers discover RNA repair system in bacteria - 14:49

Stanford scientist's new findings of autism-associated synapse alterations lead to coveted NIH grant - 14:49

Dyslexia varies across language barriers - 11:49

Herbivory discovered in a spider - 11:49

First 'mainly vegetarian' spider described - 11:49

Critical illness from 2009 H1N1 in Mexico associated with high fatality rate - 10:21

H1N1 critical illness can occur rapidly; predominantly affects young patients - 10:21

Growing geodesic carbon nanodomes - 00:56

Prediction model superior to traditional criteria in bladder treatment decision - 00:56

UNC study: Children can greatly reduce abdominal pain by using their imagination - 00:56

Sunday th 11th of October 2009

Radio waves 'see' through walls - 23:07

Stranger homicide by people with schizophrenia is rare -- and unpredictable - 20:28

Ironing out the genetic cause of hemoglobin problems - 14:28

World will miss 2010 target to stem biodiversity loss, experts say - 14:28

Saturday th 10th of October 2009

Scientists identify common HPV genotypes in northern India, encourage vaccination - 19:21

New strategy for mending broken hearts? - 17:49

Intercourse vs. Orgasm - 14:07

Friday th 9th of October 2009

Researchers identify mechanism that helps bacteria avoid destruction in cells - 21:35